Lloyd Sam equalizes for Red Bulls

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Lloyd Sam scored in the 55th minute to
lift the first-place New York Red Bulls to a 1-1 draw with the New
England Revolution on Saturday night.

Sam scored a minute after Diego Fagundez had put the Revolution ahead.

Eastern Conference-leading New York (6-4-3) extended its
unbeaten streak to five games (4-0-1). The Red Bulls also increased their
winless stretch at Gillette Stadium to 17 matches since their last
win here on June 29, 2002.

Fagundez nearly scored again in the 80th when he steered
Tierney's pass right on target, but Luis Robles made a superb save. Fagundez skied one last chance over the crossbar in stoppage time.

Forward Dimitry Imbongo made his first start of the season, and
picked up the Revolution's first shot on net in the 38th minute. He
played 74 minutes before being replaced by Bengtson.

Kalifa Cisse was issued a yellow card in the 19th minute after
he was forced to foul Akpan, who took the ball from Cisse on a poor
pass and nearly went alone on goal before Shuttleworth raced off
his line to stop the opportunity.